*bits of design that clutter our daily lives

June 04, 2010

À bout de souffle

I thought it would make a wonderful addition to dots and spaces, to have included this trailer from a film I very much enjoyed, and which holds a special place in my heart. I learnt so much about what moving pictures could do, and with so much style and beauty, suspense, sophistication and poetry, the sort of film that makes you want to make movies. I worry that it's such a classic that it will become a sort of Robert Doisneau poster, so familiar it looses impact. But really, it's vital, alive and bristles with ideas. A template for any film-maker of worth.